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[[File:DTVA - Copy of the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum.jpg|thumb|250px|A copy of the treaty, from the Quadripartitus, a Latin collection of Old English laws / 12th-13th cent.]] | [[File:DTVA - Copy of the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum.jpg|thumb|250px|A copy of the treaty, from the Quadripartitus, a Latin collection of Old English laws / 12th-13th cent.]] | ||
Among other things, the {{Wiki|Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum|agreement}} fixed the boundary between the [[Anglo-Saxon]] and [[Scandinavia]]n territories (eventually named the [[Danelaw]]). It also determined the equivalence of the | Among other things, the {{Wiki|Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum|agreement}} fixed the boundary between the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] and [[Scandinavia]]n territories (eventually named the [[Danelaw]]). It also determined the equivalence of the freemen from both sides of the ''{{Wiki|Weregild|wergeld}}''—that is, the cost to be paid if a person were killed. | ||
Although it is stated that hostages were to be exchanged to secure cross-border trade, this treaty did not put an end to Scandinavian [[ | Although it is stated that hostages were to be exchanged to secure cross-border trade, this treaty did not put an end to Scandinavian [[raid]]ing activities. Still, it was an important step made by [[Alfred the Great]], for it granted him a respite from attacks. This allowed him to better reorganize his [[Wessex|realm]] and extend his influence in the neighbouring kingdom of [[Mercia]], which eventually led to the unification of [[England]]. | ||
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | [[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]] | ||
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Among other things, the agreement fixed the boundary between the Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian territories (eventually named the Danelaw). It also determined the equivalence of the freemen from both sides of the wergeld—that is, the cost to be paid if a person were killed.
Although it is stated that hostages were to be exchanged to secure cross-border trade, this treaty did not put an end to Scandinavian raiding activities. Still, it was an important step made by Alfred the Great, for it granted him a respite from attacks. This allowed him to better reorganize his realm and extend his influence in the neighbouring kingdom of Mercia, which eventually led to the unification of England.